George Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party, protests a pizza place in Arlington, VA, 1961
You know what? Good for Mario
Gosh. Wonder why a Jewish man wouldn’t think twice about serving African Americans but would be loath to serve the founder of the American Nazi Party. (sarcastic)
As an Italian Jew I really identify with Mario here, he’s my hero
So there was no Mario, actually. The shop was run by a man named Howard Levine and his family. Levine rather understandably refused to serve the nazis (as you might already have guessed, “won’t serve white gentiles” was extreme hyperbole) and thus, this extremely small and unpopular protest ensued.
George Rockwell was gunned down in 1967 by one of his supporters, ironically enough. This fine establishment is still standing and operating, if anyone in the area wants to celebrate a long and illustrious history of telling fascists where to stick it.